Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 499: 324, Snap of the fingers, and the disappearing floor_3

The pain and fury in Wang Bingxu’s heart ignited, and he darted forward like a cheetah, kicking toward Qing Chen’s head, intent on embedding it into the wall.

Qing Chen swung the gun around, trying to keep up with Wang Bingxu’s shifting form, but found that the other was far too fast!

Danger!

Desperation!

A snapping sound.

It came from the emergency exit.

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A voice softly said, “Had a couple too many cups of tea, almost arrived too late.”

Time inside the Jinmao Tower, at that moment, seemed… no, it truly slowed down.

In the stairwell, a figure wearing a duckbill cap ascended the steps leisurely.

The figure’s steps upstairs were leisurely, but his arrival was swift.

Wang Bingxu’s kick, like a movie frame slowing down frame by frame, slowly approached Qing Chen’s head.

And that figure with the duckbill cap, accompanied by a slight cough, walked past Wang Bingxu.

His fingers lightly brushed across Wang Bingxu’s neck, as light and elegant as a dragonfly touching water.

Then, the figure slightly lifted Wang Bingxu’s leg that was aimed at Qing Chen by about ten centimeters.

Another snap.

The flow of time abruptly returned to normal.

Time, viscous as a quagmire.

And at that moment, after the snap, time suddenly began to gush out as if a dam had broken.

Immense amounts of blood sprayed from Wang Bingxu’s neck, and his kick directed at Qing Chen just barely went over Qing Chen’s head and struck the empty wall!

The wall crumbled, and a great cloud of dust left Qing Chen’s face grimy.

But Wang Bingxu fared worse, this B-Class Genetic Warrior didn’t even realize what had happened before he died from a ruptured carotid artery.

Under the dim light, Qing Chen, shocked, gazed at the familiar figure in front of him, “Mr. Shadow?”

Qing’s Shadow squatted in front of Qing Chen, lightly tapping on his cheek with the knuckles of his middle and forefinger, producing a thumping sound.

As if tapping on wood.

Then, Qing’s Shadow looked down at Qing Chen’s wrist.

He earnestly examined Qing Chen’s wrist and remarked, “Puppeteer? The Knight Organization has actually passed the Puppeteer legacy to you, it seems their intent to kill is strong nowadays, even this kind of sealed Taboo has been employed.”

Qing Chen always felt powerless when facing Qing’s Shadow.

The other seemed to know everything, yet care about nothing.

You didn’t know who he really was, nor what he truly wanted.

Such an existence, if you don’t know what they want, you can’t make an effective move against them.

“Also the Taboo item ACE-005, Uncle Li Dong is indeed generous, even giving you the Taboo item ACE-005,” Qing’s Shadow continued with a sigh: “It seems, should I really find a Taboo item for you to win back your loyalty?”

Qing Chen thought about it and said, “That’s not necessarily out of the question.”

“Cough cough, you didn’t expect me to come save you,” Qing’s Shadow said with a cough: “Your internal organs are displaced; you’re set for several days of recovery… Your bones, huh, your bones are actually fine.”

Qing’s shadow pinched his arm bone, only to discover that the bone, which should have broken, did not even have a crack.

By then, Qing Chen had realized as well. He had just used his forearm bones to block Wang Bingxu’s attack. Although it wasn’t his opponent’s strongest kick, it was still terrifying.

In the past, his forearm bones would have shattered, but now, after consuming nine Dragon Fish, his bones were as if nothing had happened, just slightly sore and swollen.

The effects of the nine Dragon Fish were even more fierce than imagined; no wonder his master, Uncle Li Dong, also went to steal fish from Dragon Lake!

However, what amazed Qing Chen even more was this Mr. Shadow’s capabilities.

At this moment, Qing’s shadow’s face was shrouded in the shadows of a baseball cap, and the corridor was already dim. Qing Chen couldn’t see anything clearly now.

“Alright, you are safe now,” Qing’s shadow chuckled, “Get ready to leave, or else…”

While speaking, his smile slowly faded because Qing Chen had fainted.

“Never mind, might as well help to the end,” Qing’s shadow waved his hand, opening a Door of Shadow. He was seen holding Qing Chen’s clothing from behind and casually walked through it.

The other side of the Door of Shadow was on the 132nd floor of the Luo Shen Building, where Qing Chen lived.

Qing’s shadow tossed Qing Chen onto the sofa, then again opened another Door of Shadow, disappearing somewhere unknown.

Soon after, Qing’s shadow returned, this time bringing back the body of Wang Bingxu, dropping it on the floor of Qing Chen’s living room.

Qing’s shadow left again, and came back five minutes later, this time carrying the bodies of two B-Class Genetic Warriors, as if he had stolen them from the main street.

He looked at the three bodies on the floor, then said to the unconscious Qing Chen, “Taboo items are hard to find, but getting some offerings for you isn’t tough. That A-Class won’t die any time soon, so I’ll wait a bit more. Or else, if Li Changqing can’t kill him, maybe I should personally have some fun? But that seems a bit risky.”

This Qing’s shadow seemed not to care whether Qing Chen could hear him or not; he just kept talking to himself.

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In the Jinmao Tower, Li Dongze was rapidly ascending to the 130th floor in an elevator.

He walked slowly, checking his surroundings.

At this time, the backup power of the Jinmao Tower had been activated. Li Dongze discovered the battlefield outside the emergency exit, but both Qing Chen and Wang Bingxu had already disappeared, leaving only shattered walls and blood stains on the ground.

Li Dongze’s face was cold; he had ultimately arrived too late.

However, he judged that Qing Chen likely wasn’t dead because the battle traces suggested Qing Chen was the one slammed against the wall, whereas the large pool of blood opposite must have been left by the person who attacked Qing Chen.

The amount of blood indicated it must have been a major artery rupture.

The enemy was dead, so Qing Chen should still be alive.

Was Qing Chen saved by someone, or did he save himself? Li Dongze couldn’t be sure.

He looked toward a small pool of blood near the wall.

Li Dongze judged that the blood on the floor must have come from Qing Chen coughing it up due to internal injuries.

Thinking of this, he went to the extent of pulling up the entire section of the floorboard, carrying it down the stairs to prevent others from collecting Qing Chen’s DNA information.

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A 5000-character chapter, 10,000 words updated today, owing one more chapter to Sea Soul Clothing Alliance, four more chapters to go.

Thank you to the member ‘Spicy Stir-fry Delicious’ for becoming part of the Silver City Alliance, generous boss, may the boss never lose anything.

Old debts not yet cleared, new debts added, truly motivating… another hardworking day of paying off debts tomorrow.

Asking for monthly tickets!

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